Inkstand.



No- 830,634. PATENTBD SEPT. 11, 1906. F. M. ASHLEY. INKSTAND.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4, 1906.

XX/humus FRANK M. ASHLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

INKSTAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 1906.

Application filed January 4.1906. Serial No. 294,536.

To all whom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK M. ASHLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Inkstands, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to inkstands, and particularly to that type used in public schools which are usually laced in the scholars desks. This type' of inkstand holds a small quantity of ink compared to the amount held by the usual commercial stand used in business offices, and it is necessary that the ink be kept fresh in order that the copy-books of the scholars shall be freefrom blots caused by dust and impurities getting into the ink, and therefore the stands are emptied and refilled with fresh ink just before the writing lesson or exercise. Since it is necessary that theink should be sufficiently deep in the inkstand to reach the edge of the pen and a very small quantity of this amount of ink is used in a single exercise, a cat loss of ink results from throwing away t e ink not used.

The object of the present invention is to prevent to a considerable extent this waste of ink and at the same time rovide a stand which is equally cheap to ma e and one that will sit on a table without falling over in case it isknecessary to use it apart from the schooldes Afurther object is to reduce the depth of the stand, so that the penholder will not be wet by the ink when the stand is practically full when projected to the bottom of thestand.

Referring to the drawings, which form part of this specification, Figure 1 is an elevational view of my improved inkstand, showing the supporting-flange on which the stand rests when in use in a school-desk and the project ing wings which serve as a base for the stand. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the ink- StaIlId as it appears when resting in the schooldes r.

A indicates the main reservoir; B, a contracted depression therein, the said depression being about the depth of the length of the end of a commercial pen measured from the point of the pento its eye, the depth of the main reservoir being such that when filled to the usual degree the ink will be about one inch in depth or less, which prevents the ink from reaching the penholder in the great majority of cases.

C indicates the flange, which is adapted to rest in a depression cut in the top of the desk, which is indicated by E.

D indicates projecting wings, the bottoms of which serves as a base on which the stand may rest when removed from the desk' E. These wings D are easy to draw from the mold, and their edges serve as a guide to supporltC the stand firmly in the opening in the des The stand is molded com lete in one operation and in consequence of its low cost and savinglof ink in use will easily save its cost over t ose now in use in a very short time.

The drawing is a full-size working drawing, and an person skilled in the art may easily make t e same.

For use in schools for writing exercises as now conducted it is only necessary to fill the depression in the stand, which is more than sufiicient for a single exercise, and therefore when the ink is afterward thrown out very little is lost compared to that lost by the ordinary stand now used for the purpose.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An inkstand having a supporting-flange at its top adapted to fit a desk as set forth and having a main reservoir open at the top and a contracted depression in its base, the diameter of which is about that of the width of a commercial pen, the combineddepth of the reservoir and depression being less than the length of a commercial pen; substantially as described.

2. An inkstand having a sup orting-flange at its top adapted to fit a des as set forth and having a main reservoir open at the top and a contracted de ression in its base, the combined depth of t e reservoir and depression being less than the length of a commercial pen, and wings projecting from the body and serving as a base for the stand; substantially as described.

3. An inkstand havin a main reservoir with a depression in its ottom, and wings projecting from the exterior thereof and serving as a base therefor; substantially as described.

. 4. An inkstand having a flange at its upper end from which the structure may be suspended, a main reservoir having a contracted Signed at New York city, in the county of depression in the bottom thereof and wings New York and State of New York, this 30th adapted to serve as a base. day of December, A. D. 1905.

' 5. An inkstand comprising a body portion FRANK M. ASHLEY.

5 having a reservoir therein, and wings pro- Witnesses: I

jeeting from the body and serving as a base A. T. SCHARPS,

therefor. A. M. LYNCH. 

